Tulita
Tulita
Tulít’a | |
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| Coordinates: 64°54′02″N 125°34′35″W / 64.90056°N 125.57639°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Sahtu |
| Settlement area | Sahtu |
| Constituency | Sahtu |
| Hamlet | 1 April 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rocky Norwegian Sr. |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Bradley Menacho |
| • MLA | Daniel McNeely |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 52.28 km2 (20.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 396 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0K0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 588 |
| - Living cost | 177.5A |
| - Food price index | 165.8B |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Tulita profile at the Legislative Assembly Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100 ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 | |
Tulita, which in Slavey means "where the rivers or waters meet", is a hamlet in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was formerly known as Fort Norman, until 1 January 1996. It is located at the junction of the Great Bear River and the Mackenzie River; the Bear originates at Great Bear Lake adjacent to Deline.
Tulita is in an area that is forested and well south of the tree line. Permafrost underlies the area, more or less continuous in distribution. Tulita is surrounded by mountains, the latter renowned for Dall sheep, and faces the Mackenzie Mountains to the west, which has mountain goats.